One of the Sundance Sections that doesn’t usually get as much attention is the World Cinema. This year, Philip Cox saw his World Dramatic Cinema competition film, THE BENGALI DETECTIVE, be acquired for worldwide remake rights by Fox Searchlight. The Bengali Detective stars chubby, dance-obsessed private-detective Rajesh Ji and his motley band of helpers as they tackle poisonings, adultery and the occasional murder on the frenzied streets of Kolkata.
In the last two days, Searchlight has also purchased rights to the dark competition drama MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE for about $2 million and worldwide rights to the high school comedy HOMEWORK for a little more than $3 million.
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